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Friday, February 3, 2017

Fukushima - Melted Fuel Debris Possibly Located at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

Melted Fuel Debris Possibly Located at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

IEEE Spectrum - ‎3 hours ago‎
An ongoing operation to learn more about the melted nuclear fuel at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan may have helped the decommissioning project—estimated to take up to 40 years—reach an important milestone. Tokyo Electric Power ... http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/melted-fuel-debris-possibly-located-at-the-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant

Radiation Levels Are Soaring Inside the Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Gizmodo - ‎5 hours ago‎
Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high, and are the worst since the plant suffered a triple meltdown nearly six years ago. The latest readings now pose a serious challenge as officials ...http://gizmodo.com/radiation-levels-are-soaring-inside-the-damaged-fukushi-1791958714

Highest radiation levels found at Fukushima plant since meltdown

UPI.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
The crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Japan is seen in 2011, shortly after a twin earthquake-tsunami caused a massive meltdown. Workers using robots estimated radiation levels that would kill a human dozens of times over still found ... http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/02/03/Highest-radiation-levels-found-at-Fukushima-plant-since-meltdown/6901486143679/

Highest Radition Levels Since Meltdown Recorded at Fukushima

Popular Mechanics - ‎1 hour ago‎
New readings at Fukushima have recorded the highest radiation levels seen s\
]ince the triple core meltdown that occurred in 2011. Readings inside the containment vessel of reactor no. 2 are as high as 530 sieverts per hour, a dosage that would be fatal ... http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a25034/radiation-spikes-fukushima-possible-breach/

Radiation level in Fukushima plant at record high

The Daily Star - ‎2 hours ago‎
Radiation levels inside a stricken reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high capable of shutting down robots, in the latest challenge to efforts aimed at dismantling the disaster-hit facility. Radiation levels inside the plant's ...http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/radiation-level-fukushima-plant-record-high-1355734

Fukushima radiation skyrockets after possible fuel breach

Engadget - ‎6 hours ago‎
Radiation levels inside the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor are over 100 times fatal levels, the highest they've been since the triple meltdown in March, 2011, according to operator Tepco. The company recently sent a camera-equipped robot into the ... https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/03/fukushima-radiation-skyrockets-after-possible-fuel-breach/

Radiation at Fukushima plant hits 5-year high

Deutsche Welle - ‎5 hours ago‎
The Japanese nuclear plant has recorded the highest radiation level since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The findings are likely to delay attempts to dismantle the plant and will likely increase decommissioning costs. World Risk Report 2016 ... http://www.dw.com/en/radiation-at-fukushima-plant-hits-5-year-high/a-37401759

Extreme Radiation Levels Detected At Fukushima Reactor, Highest Since 2011

Forbes - ‎3 hours ago‎
The level of nuclear radiation detected at the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan spiked on Thursday to its highest level since the triple core meltdown in 2011. In March 2011, multiple reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant spiraled out ...http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2017/02/03/extreme-radiation-levels-detected-at-fukushima-reactor-highest-since-2011/#207627e63381

Radiation levels at Fukushima are so high that they can MELT robot camera probes sent into the reactors

Daily Mail - ‎7 hours ago‎
Radiation levels inside a stricken reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high. Levels are now so high that they could kill off robots sent in to probe the reactors. The development casts doubt over how the disaster-hit facility ...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4188146/Radiation-levels-Fukushima-plant-hit-record-high.html

Fukushima radiation levels at highest since 2011 disaster

Inhabitat - ‎5 hours ago‎
As cleanup efforts threaten to span decades, radiation levels inside a Fukushima Daiichi reactor are at their highest since the 2011 disaster. Inside reactor number two's containment vessel, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) found levels of 530 sieverts per ...http://inhabitat.com/fukushima-radiation-levels-at-highest-since-2011-disaster/

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Sues Power Companies Over Leukemia Linked To Radiation Exposure

Tech Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
A welder diagnosed with leukemia after working at Fukushima nuclear sites damaged by the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami is suing two power companies. He demands around $524,000 in damages. Pictured is Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima ...

Fukushima nuclear reactor radiation at highest level since 2011 meltdown

The Guardian - ‎10 hours ago‎
Cranes over the Fukushima Daiichi plant in February 2016. The decommissioning process is expected to take about four decades Photograph: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing ... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/03/fukushima-daiichi-radiation-levels-highest-since-2011-meltdown

Highest radiation reading since 3/11 detected at Fukushima No. 1 reactor

The Japan Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
The radiation level in the containment vessel of reactor 2 at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant has reached a maximum of 530 sieverts per hour, the highest since the triple core meltdown in March 2011, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. said. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/03/national/fukushima-radiation-level-highest-since-march-11/

Deadly radiation inside Fukushima reactor

NT News - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Fukushima nuclear plant operator has detected an extremely high level of radiation inside its No. 2 reactor. This will hamper the process of dismantling its installations, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The operator estimates a ... http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/breaking-news/deadly-radiation-inside-fukushima-reactor/news-story/60c6b63b79c0d87d0715d7ee836469a2

Radiation level in Fukushima reactor could kill within a minute

Asahi Shimbun - ‎11 hours ago‎
Photo/Illutration Images show black lumps on grating for maintenance work below the No. 2 reactor's pressure vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. TEPCO says melted fuel likely caused at least two holes in the metal grating, including an ... http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702030064.html

Radiation Level At Fukushima At Highest Since 2011 Disaster

OilPrice.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Radiation levels in one part of reactor no.2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are the highest since the disaster in March 2011, media report, quoting the facility's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), as saying. Tepco inspected the ...http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Radiation-Level-At-Fukushima-At-Highest-Since-2011-Disaster.html

Radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster site reach record high

International Business Times UK - ‎7 hours ago‎
An area of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is showing record levels of radiation, the highest since the complex suffered a nuclear meltdown initiated by a tsunami in 2011. The plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced that the ... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/radiation-levels-japans-fukushima-nuclear-plant-disaster-site-reach-record-high-1604692

Fukushima reactor hit by 2011 tsunami shows record radiation levels

Sky News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Pictures from deep inside the disaster-hit power plant reveal extensive damage to a metal grating that contained nuclear fuel. 09:58, UK, Friday 03 February 2017. The Fukushima plant it to be dismantled Image Caption: Officials say the radiation is not ...

Radiation level at Fukushima reactor highest since 2011 disaster; grating hole found

The Mainichi - ‎13 hours ago‎
An about 1-square-meter hole is seen in a walkway in the containment vessel of the No. 2 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. It is thought that the heat of the melted nuclear fuel caused the walkway to give way. (Image ... http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170202/p2g/00m/0dm/087000c

Radiation in Fukushima reactor containment vessel at deadly level: TEPCO

The Mainichi - ‎15 hours ago‎
A scorpion-like observation robot scheduled to go into the containment vessel of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co.) Radiation inside the containment vessel of the No. 2 reactor at the ...

Deathly high radiation levels at Fukushima nuclear reactor is bad, bad news

CNET - ‎5 minutes ago‎
Time to reconsider that trip to the east coast of Japan. A containment vessel at the destroyed Fukushima No. 1 power plant has reached off-the-chart radiation levels, reported the Japan Times. The reading of 530 sieverts per hour represents the highest ...https://www.cnet.com/news/deathly-high-radiation-levels-at-fukushima-nuclear-reactor-is-bad-bad-news/

Melted fuel emitting deadly radiation inside Fukushima Daiichi plant: Nikkei

CNBC - ‎18 hours ago‎
In this handout image provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co on February 2, some one square meter deformed grating part are seen on the pedestal below the nuclear fuel containment vessel of the No. 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant ... http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/02/melted-fuel-emitting-deadly-radiation-inside-fukushima-daiichi-plant-nikkei.html

Fukushima worker sues Tepco over cancer

The Kathmandu Post - ‎15 hours ago‎
Feb 3, 2017- A Japanese court has begun hearing the case of a man who developed leukaemia after working as a welder at the damaged Fukushima nuclear site. The plaintiff, 42, is the first person to be recognised by labour authorities as having an ...http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-02-03/fukushima-worker-sues-tepco-over-cancer.html

Record high fatal radiation levels, hole in reactor detected at crippled Fukushima nuclear facility

Citizens for Legitimate Government - ‎12 hours ago‎
Record high fatal radiation levels, hole in reactor detected at crippled Fukushima nuclear facility | 02 Feb 2017 | Record high radiation levels that's lethal even after brief exposure have been detected at a damaged reactor at the Fukushima power ...http://www.legitgov.org/Record-high-fatal-radiation-levels-hole-reactor-detected-crippled-Fukushima-nuclear-facility

Nuclear fuel likely melted through Fukushima reactor vessel

Nikkei Asian Review - ‎Feb 2, 2017‎
Images from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 2 reactor revealed a hole thought to be made by fuel leaking out of the pressure vessel. TOKYO -- Melted fuel likely leaked out into a reactor's containment vessel at the Fukushima Daiichi ...http://asia.nikkei.com/Japan-Update/Nuclear-fuel-likely-melted-through-Fukushima-reactor-vessel

Ex-worker during Fukushima disaster sues Tepco, Kyushu Electric over leukemia

The Japan Times - ‎Feb 2, 2017‎
A former nuclear worker who developed leukemia after combating the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis demanded ¥59 million (around $524,000) in damages from two utilities Thursday at his first trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court. The 42-year-old man ... http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/02/national/crime-legal/ex-worker-fukushima-disaster-sues-tepco-kyushu-electric-leukemia/

Radiation levels estimated far higher in No. 2 nuclear reactor

The Japan News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Jiji PressFUKUSHIMA (Jiji Press) — Air radiation levels inside the crippled No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station are estimated at up to 530 sieverts per hour, far higher than the previous high of 73 sieverts measured in 2012 ...http://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003500292

Japanese Experts Record Dangerous Radiation Level at Fukushima Reactor

Sputnik International - ‎Feb 2, 2017‎
The Fukushima nuclear power plant's (NPP) operator detected Thursday an extremely high radiation level inside the second reactor amounting to 530 sievert per hour, while the dose of 2.4 millisievert per year is considered normal, Kyodo news agency ... https://sputniknews.com/environment/201702021050272414-japan-radiation-fukushima/

Midday open thread: Fukushima reactor radiation 'unimaginable'; the GOP's public lands 'long con'

Daily Kos - ‎32 minutes ago‎
... • Renewables dominated new electrical generation installations in 2016: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly Energy Infrastructure Update reports that renewable electrical generation installations switched on in 2016 dominated other ... http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/2/3/1629355/-Midday-open-thread-Fukushima-reactor-radiation-unimaginable-the-GOP-s-public-lands-long-con

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